document.write( "Question 654518: I am really stuck on how to answer this question, it says solve the following equation.. \"+e%5E%28x%29=2e%5E%281-2x%29+\"\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #408754 by Edwin McCravy(20056)\"\" \"About 
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\"+e%5Ex\" = \"2%2Ae%5E%281-2x%29+\"
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document.write( "Divide both sides by \"e%5E%281-2x%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"+e%5Ex%2Fe%5E%281-2x%29\" = \"2%2Ae%5E%281-2x%29%2Fe%5E%281-2x%29+\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract exponents of e on the left, cancel on the right:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"+e%5E%28x-%281-2x%29%29\" = \"2%2Across%28e%5E%281-2x%29%29%2Fcross%28e%5E%281-2x%29%29+\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"+e%5E%28x-1%2B2x%29\" = 2\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"+e%5E%283x-1%29\" = 2\r\n" );
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document.write( "Use the principle that equation \"e%5EA+=+B\" is equivalent to the\r\n" );
document.write( "equation A = ln(B) to rewrite the above as\r\n" );
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document.write( "3x - 1 = ln(2)\r\n" );
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document.write( "    3x = 1 + ln(2)\r\n" );
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document.write( "     x = \"%281%2Bln%282%29%29%2F3\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "     x ≈ 0.5643823935\r\n" );
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document.write( "Edwin
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